Beecher “Billy” Hughes

How they died

Deadly force

Officers were called at 2 p.m. on a report of an armed, suicidal man. Family members said Beecher Hughes was arguing with relatives when he locked himself in a bedroom and threatened to kill himself. Officers removed family members from the home and shot and killed him, police said, when he rushed at them. Family members said he was disabled and could barely get out of bed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Beecher “Billy” Hughes, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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